Ongoing Special Issue
Explore active special issues focused on survivorship and supportive care.
Submit manuscripts aligned with ongoing collections for focused visibility.
Ongoing Issue Focus
Ongoing special issues highlight active themes in survivorship science and supportive care.
Each theme is curated to advance clinical practice and patient quality of life outcomes.
Focused Collections
Themed issues with defined objectives
Consistent Standards
Same peer review and ethics expectations
Timely Visibility
Rolling publication after acceptance
How Ongoing Issues Work
Ongoing special issues collect manuscripts within a defined theme and timeline. Each issue follows the same peer review and ethics standards as regular submissions.
Themes are selected based on emerging evidence, clinical needs, and patient wellness priorities.
Author Guidance
When submitting, indicate the special issue title in the cover letter and align keywords with the theme.
Authors should review the specific aims of the issue and ensure that methods and outcomes align with the theme.
Theme Alignment Tips
Clearly state how the study contributes to the issue goals and specify any unique populations or settings.
Highlight how outcomes inform survivorship care and long term follow up.
Benefits
Special issues provide concentrated visibility and highlight emerging areas of survivorship science.
Accepted articles appear within the themed collection while maintaining individual DOI and citation information.
Publication Timing
Articles accepted within a special issue are published on a rolling basis after production.
Timely revisions help align publication with issue milestones.
Visibility and Promotion
Special issue collections receive coordinated promotion through journal channels.
This provides additional visibility for accepted articles and supports community engagement.
Collection Benefits
Articles published within a themed collection can be cited as part of the series, highlighting their role in a focused clinical topic.
Collections remain open for new submissions until the issue is closed.
Author Summary
Indicate the special issue title in the cover letter
Align keywords with the issue scope
Follow standard peer review expectations
Expect rolling publication after acceptance
Early alignment with the issue scope improves routing and decision speed.
Ongoing issues highlight emerging survivorship priorities for the community.
They provide a home for focused collections with clear outcomes.
Collections remain visible on the journal site.
Visibility supports ongoing citations.
Visibility supports awareness.
Submission Flow
Select theme
Review ongoing issues and confirm alignment
Prepare manuscript
Highlight relevance in the cover letter
Submit
Use Manuscriptzone or the simple submission form
Review
Peer review and editorial decision
Match keywords and outcomes to the special issue scope statement.
State the special issue title clearly to route the submission.
Ongoing issues follow the same peer review criteria as regular submissions.
Articles are published as soon as accepted and produced.
Contribute to a Focused Collection
Share research that advances survivorship care and long term outcomes.